Gujo Hachiman CastleGujo City, Gifu Prefecture

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Gujo Hachiman Castle DATA
Other nameHachiman Castle, Sekisui Castle, County Castle, Yucheng
castle construction1559
address659 Ichinotaira, Yanagimachi, Yawata-cho, Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture
telephone number0575-67-1819
Opening hours9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (changes depending on the season)
closing dayDecember 20th - January 10th
Admission feeAdults 320 yen / Children (elementary and junior high school students) 150 yen

Gujo Hachiman Castle is the oldest wooden reconstructed castle in Japan. The castle tower is celebrating its 80th anniversary.

Access to Gujo Hachiman Castle
Get off at Gujo Hachiman Station on the Nagaragawa Railway, or take the Mame Bus and get off at Jokamachi Plaza, then walk for about 15 minutes.

History of the Gujo Hachiman clan, whose domain is Gujo Hachiman Castle

Hanabishi on the tortoiseshell

Endo family crest: “turtle shell and flower bishi”

Gujo Hachiman Domain DATA
Domain officeGujo Hachiman Castle
old areaMino country
stone height48,000 koku
Fudai/TozamaFudai
main lordMr. Endo, Mr. Inoue, Mr. Kanamori, and Mr. Aoyama.
Estimated population56,000 people (first year of the Meiji era)

It is also called the Gujo domain or the Hachiman domain. Endo Yoshitaka became a feudal lord with 27,000 koku. During the reign of the fourth lord, Endo Tsuneharu, peasant uprisings and family riots broke out.